The following words and phrases, as used in this chapter, unless
the context otherwise requires, shall have the following meanings:
BASE ENERGY CODE
Codified by the Massachusetts Board of Building Regulations
and Standards as 780 CMR Ninth Edition Base Code Chapter 13 and 780
CMR Ninth Edition Residential Code Chapter 11 of the Massachusetts
State Building Code as may be amended or updated, the Base Energy
Code is the energy efficiency amendments of the Massachusetts State
Building Code, 780 CMR.
INTERNATIONAL ENERGY CONSERVATION CODE (IECC)
The International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) is a building
energy code created by the International Code Council. It is a model
code adopted by many state and municipal governments in the United
States for the establishment of minimum design and construction requirements
for energy efficiency and is updated on a three-year cycle. The baseline
energy conservation requirements of the Massachusetts State Building
Code are the IECC with Massachusetts amendments, as approved by the
Massachusetts Board of Building Regulations and Standards.
STRETCH ENERGY CODE
Codified by the Massachusetts Board of Building Regulations
and Standards as 780 CMR Appendix 115.AA of the Massachusetts State
Building Code, the Stretch Energy Code is an appendix to the Massachusetts
State Building Code, based on further amendments to the International
Energy Conservation Code (IECC) to improve the energy efficiency of
buildings built to this code.
The purpose of this chapter and, by its incorporation herein,
the Stretch Energy Code, 780 CMR 115.AA, is to provide a more energy
efficient alternative to the Base Energy Code applicable to the relevant
sections of the Massachusetts State Building Code for new buildings.
This chapter and, by its incorporation herein, the Stretch Energy
Code, 780 CMR 115.AA, apply to residential and commercial buildings.
Buildings not included in this scope shall comply with the Stretch
Energy Code, 780 CMR 115.AA, as indicated.
The Stretch Energy Code, as codified by the Massachusetts Board of Building Regulations and Standards as 780 CMR Appendix 115.AA, including any future editions, amendments or modifications, is herein incorporated by reference into the Town of Wakefield General Bylaws, Chapter
180.
This chapter and, by its incorporation herein, the Stretch Energy
Code, 780 CMR Appendix 115.AA, is enforceable by the Town of Wakefield's
Building Inspector.
This chapter and, by its incorporation herein, the Stretch Energy
Code, 780 CMR Appendix 115.AA, shall take effect in the Town of Wakefield
as provided by Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 40, Section 32,
with a sole effective date of July 1, 2021.